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== '''Market insights from the Product Marketing Strategy Team''' == | == '''Market insights from the Product Marketing Strategy Team''' == | ||
=== Desktop / Platform === | |||
==== Amazon ==== | |||
* A New York lawyer is [http://www.heraldonline.com/2012/11/27/4443607/law-firm-investigates-potential.html "investigating potential claims against Amazon.com for false advertising"] regarding the marketing for the Amazon Silk browser shipped with the Kindle Fire series of tablets. | |||
==== Google ==== | |||
* Google CEO Larry Page [http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-27/google-chief-page-said-to-meet-ftc-over-antitrust-probe.html reportedly met with the US Federal Trade Commission] to try to work out a negotiated settlement regarding a possible consent decree. The company has been accused of using its near-monopoly in search to unfairly support its other businesses. | |||
==== Microsoft ==== | |||
* Microsoft announced that [http://www.pcworld.com/article/2017296/microsoft-40-million-windows-8-licenses-sold.html 40 million Windows 8 licenses had been sold] | |||
* The [http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2012/11/13/ie10-fast-fluid-perfect-for-touch-and-available-now-for-windows-7.aspx release preview version of Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7] was released, with DNT defaulted to "on". | |||
==== Opera ==== | |||
* Opera's Dragonfly tool for web developers [http://my.opera.com/dragonfly/blog/resource-inspector-reloaded has a new Resource Inspector] with a "new look and feel". | |||
==== Security ==== | |||
* There is apparently a [http://krebsonsecurity.com/2012/11/java-zero-day-exploit-on-sale-for-five-digits zero-day vulnerability in the latest version of Java] that is being offered for sale in various criminal web forums. The seller says that "code execution is very reliable, worked on all 7 version [sic] I tested with Firefox and MSIE on Windows 7". | |||
==== W3C ==== | |||
* The [http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2012/11/27/w3c-web-performance-continuing-performance-investments.aspx W3C Performance Group had a workshop ] and posted their current plans, which include further work on timing metrics, efficient script yielding, pre rendering, resource priorities, diagnostics interfaces, asynchronous assured communications from the browser to the server (advertising / analytics "beacons") and display performance. | |||
== Marketing, Press & Public Reaction == | == Marketing, Press & Public Reaction == | ||
Revision as of 05:52, 28 November 2012
Planning Meeting Details
- Wednesdays - 11:00am PDT, 18:00 UTC
- Mountain View Offices: Warp Core Conference Room
- Toronto Offices: Finch Conference Room
- irc.mozilla.org #planning for backchannel
- (the developer meeting takes place on Tuesdays)
Video/Teleconference Details - NEW
- 650-903-0800 or 650-215-1282 x92 Conf# 99696 (US/INTL)
- 1-800-707-2533 (pin 369) Conf# 99696 (US)
- Vidyo Room: ProductCoordination
- Vidyo Guest URL
REMEMBER
These notes are read by people who weren't able to attend the meeting. Please make sure to include links and context so they can be understood.
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Stabilization (1.12 -> Firefox 17, 18)
Development (1.13 -> Firefox 18, 19)
Identity
Apps
Feedback Summary
Desktop
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UX & User Research
Market insights from the Product Marketing Strategy Team
Desktop / Platform
Amazon
- A New York lawyer is "investigating potential claims against Amazon.com for false advertising" regarding the marketing for the Amazon Silk browser shipped with the Kindle Fire series of tablets.
- Google CEO Larry Page reportedly met with the US Federal Trade Commission to try to work out a negotiated settlement regarding a possible consent decree. The company has been accused of using its near-monopoly in search to unfairly support its other businesses.
Microsoft
- Microsoft announced that 40 million Windows 8 licenses had been sold
- The release preview version of Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7 was released, with DNT defaulted to "on".
Opera
- Opera's Dragonfly tool for web developers has a new Resource Inspector with a "new look and feel".
Security
- There is apparently a zero-day vulnerability in the latest version of Java that is being offered for sale in various criminal web forums. The seller says that "code execution is very reliable, worked on all 7 version [sic] I tested with Firefox and MSIE on Windows 7".
W3C
- The W3C Performance Group had a workshop and posted their current plans, which include further work on timing metrics, efficient script yielding, pre rendering, resource priorities, diagnostics interfaces, asynchronous assured communications from the browser to the server (advertising / analytics "beacons") and display performance.